The European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations on Tuesday issued a joint statement addressing Israeli restrictions preventing NGO’s from providing life-saving aid to Gaza.

The joint statement was signed by 27 “partners on aid to Gaza”, including foreign ministers of 24 countries. Among these were the UK, Canada, and France. The statement stressed the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, currently worsening in the wake of famine.

The signatories expressed that action is needed to prevent the starvation of Palestinians, but new “ restrictive registration requirements ” are preventing NGO’s from assisting. It warned that essential NGO’s may even be forced out of the Occupied Palestinian Territories as a result of the restrictions.

The statement urged Israel to allow unim

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